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Monday, December 07, 2009

quilting

I finally started quilting my 9 patch quilt yesterday.

I did a few practice doodles before starting on the real quilt. I usually practice with fabric that is not pieced, but recently, I have discovered that I like to try a new quilting technique on a pieced block because it is a more realistic test with the seams to quilt over. Plus, it's my new solution to using up those pesky orphan blocks.

I really really LOVE these quilted flowers! It's a twin size, so it's taking awhile, but I'm very happy with the results.

Here's a shot of the back of the quilt. I love the white on white quilting.

Also...Emily, who is amazingly sweet, has recruited several women to make me 9 patches for my 3rd quilt (for my other sister) since I was experiencing 9 patch burn out. I have received several blocks (plus extra squares for the borders!) from different ladies across the country and Canada.

Thank you so much, ladies, for your generosity and for helping me get started on my 3rd 9 patch quilt!!! I'm excited that each of my sisters and I will have "matching" quilts. Yipee!

Love love those flowers! I really need to branch out and try new designs, especially "real" shapes/pictures like that! Do you end up connecting them, or do you pick up and move it when each flower is done?

That's so sweet of people to send you 9-patches. I actually just finished binding my first one, and I just have to do the sashing on the second one -- it's half done. I don't know about a third one. Maybe that one will be all scrappy. #1 is patriotic (of course), #2 is Christmas. #3 may not even see the light of day. I am kind of with you on the burnout. I love your flowers. They are much more involved than anything I've done. They are turning out beautifully (of course!).

That's so sweet of people to send you 9-patches. I actually just finished binding my first one, and I just have to do the sashing on the second one -- it's half done. I don't know about a third one. Maybe that one will be all scrappy. #1 is patriotic (of course), #2 is Christmas. #3 may not even see the light of day. I am kind of with you on the burnout. I love your flowers. They are much more involved than anything I've done. They are turning out beautifully (of course!).

I LOVE those flowers. I am literally drooling. I understand your burnout, I did the same thing to myself by making log cabin lap quilts as wedding gifts but too many of my friends got married close together.

Those quilted flowers are so beautiful...wonderful job! I have been wanting to practice feathers and was thinking the same thing about the orphan blocks. A good way to practice and possibly crank out some mini-Christmas gifts too! :)

The flowers look great - I would love to try that out. It would be terrific if you could post a little something on how you do that, particularly on whether you join from one flower to the next, or do you stop and start another and snip the threads? Thanks for your inspiring quilts!

I purchased some charm squares awhile back and am now starting to think about putting them into a quilt. Do you happen to know how many I'd need to make a twin size quilt if I'm just going to sew them together patchwork-style?

Thanks for the inspiration! My nine patch quilt is in rows and I'm going to add the long sashing pieces this week. With 110 blocks it almost counts as two quilts (right?) I'm using an ikea sheet (and have never sashed before) and love the results.

I'm not brave enough to try those flowers, but mine will get a meandering quilting pattern sooner rather than later.